Abstract: An imaging device supply item comprising a memory, the memory storing a supply item manufacturing time stamp. The supply item is configured to send the supply item manufacturing time stamp to an imaging device. A method performed by an imaging device supply item, the method comprising: storing a supply item manufacturing time stamp on a memory of the supply item, and sending the supply item manufacturing time stamp to an imaging device. An imaging device comprising: a memory, the memory storing a time measurement, wherein the imaging device is configured to maintain the time measurement by: updating the time measurement of the imaging device, based on a supply item manufacturing time stamp indicative of a manufacturing time of a supply item installed in the imaging device.

Abstract: A program causes an information processing apparatus to activate a second application that provides an extended function to a first application, superimpose and display a menu of the second application on the first application in response to a predetermined operation at a predetermined position on a screen where the first application is displayed and the second application is not displayed, and execute processing corresponding to the extended function selected from the menu.

Abstract: A carrier sheet detecting unit is located upstream a reading unit in a transport direction in which transport is performed, and can detect a carrier sheet transported. Then, a control unit can determine that the carrier sheet is transported based on a detection result of the carrier sheet detecting unit. Additionally, the reading unit can read an original document sandwiched by the carrier sheet transported, the control unit can determine that the carrier sheet is transported based on a reading result of the reading unit. Then, the control unit switches between adopting the detection result of the carrier sheet detecting unit and adopting the reading result of the reading unit, and determines that the carrier sheet is transported.

Abstract: A method of verifying a device location includes receiving a provisional location for a first device, setting a baseline location confidence value for the provisional location, determining a first network environment of the first device, and receiving one or more location reports each including a location for another device in the first network environment. For each received location report, the location in the location report is compared with the provisional location of the first device and a distance is calculated; and an adjustment to the location confidence value of the first device is calculated based on the calculated distance. An output location confidence value is generated for the provisional location of the first device based on the baseline location confidence value and the adjustment calculated for each received location report.

Abstract: A method for dynamic recovery from an unplanned network outage includes aggregating cell site data of multiple cell sites prior to the unplanned outage. The cell site data include subscriber activity data in site coverage areas of the multiple cell sites and data independent of the subscriber activity data. The method includes obtaining resource information of multiple resources available for recovering from the unplanned network outage and generating a predictive model for recovery from the unplanned network outage based on the cell site data and the resource information. The predictive model includes a priority ranking for recovering the multiple cell sites. The method further includes adjusting the predictive model based on live data indicative of a status of the multiple cell sites during the unplanned network outage. The method includes determining a priority ranking for the multiple cell sites and allocating the available resources for the multiple cell sites accordingly.

Abstract: An example technique for security key derivation in a wireless system includes: receiving a radio resource control (RRC) suspend message from a first node, the RRC suspend message including a first next hop (NH) chaining counter (NCC) value, entering a RRC inactive state, deriving a first node key based on the first NCC value, generating a first uplink message for transmission in the RRC inactive state based on the first node key, and transmitting the first uplink message to a node while in the RRC inactive state.

Abstract: Base station antennas include a main module that has a first backplane that includes a first reflector. A vertically-extending array of first radiating elements is mounted to extend forwardly from the first reflector, and at least one first RF port is coupled to the vertically-extending array of first radiating elements. These antennas further include a sub-module that is attached to the first backplane. The sub-module includes a second backplane that has a second reflector that is separate from the first reflector. A vertically-extending array of second radiating elements is mounted to extend forwardly from the second reflector and is transversely spaced-apart from the vertically-extending array of first radiating elements. A plurality of second RF ports are coupled to the vertically-extending array of second radiating elements. The vertically-extending array of first radiating elements and the vertically-extending array of second radiating elements are configured to serve a common sector of a base station.

Abstract: An inventory system configured for detecting and counting potentially retained surgical items within a body of a patient includes a tag configured to transmit a return signal including an electrical characteristic when energized, a signal generator configured to generate an energizing signal for the tag, an antenna operably coupled to the signal generator and configured to receive at least the return signal transmitted by the tag, a processor, and a memory. The memory includes instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the processor, cause the inventory system to energize the tag by the energizing signal, receive the return signal from the tag by the antenna, and determine a presence of the beacon tag based on the electrical characteristic.

Abstract: A Policy Control Function, PCF, for use in a 5G core network, is configured to allow a consumer to retrieve from the PCF subscriber session information and Application Detection and Control rules relating to a subscriber session. Specifically, the PCF is configured to: receive (303) a request from a Session Management Function, SMF, for session management policies applying to the subscriber session; retrieve (305) policy data from a Unified Data Repository, UDR; and, based on the retrieved policy data, generate said Application Detection and Control rules relating to the subscriber session, and send (307) said Application Detection and Control rules to the TDF, thereby allowing the TDF to act as the consumer.

Abstract: A wireless terminal station device, a plurality of wireless base station devices, and a positioning request device are included, the wireless terminal station device makes a positioning request including identification information of its own device to the positioning request device via the wireless base station device to which the wireless terminal station device belongs among the plurality of wireless base station devices, the positioning request device receives the positioning request from the wireless terminal station device, specifies the wireless base station device to which the wireless terminal station device belongs on the basis of the identification information of the wireless terminal station device, transmits a positioning instruction and the identification information of the wireless terminal station device to the specified wireless base station device, and receives a result of positioning of the wireless terminal station device from the wireless base station device, and the wireless base station

Abstract: A system described herein may identify a first set of channel parameters associated with a User Equipment (“UE”). The first set of channel parameters may include timing parameters indicating time intervals at which traffic is able to be wirelessly communicated between the UE and a radio access network (“RAN”), and resource allocation parameters indicating a measure of wireless resources allocated to communicating traffic between the UE and the RAN. The system may generate a second set of channel parameters based on a quantity of instances that traffic was communicated between the UE and the RAN at a beginning of one or more time intervals, indicated by the first set of channel parameters, and a measure of utilization of the allocated wireless resources during the particular timeframe. The UE and the RAN may subsequently communicate using the second set of channel parameters.

Abstract: Systems and methods for variable stride counting for timed-triggers in a radio frequency front end (RFFE) bus modify how a master clock controls counters in slaves. In particular, instead of having the master clock change a counter at a slave device on a one-to-one clock tick-to-counter change, exemplary aspects of the present disclosure contemplate allowing a bus ownership master (BOM) to select a stride size wherein each clock tick causes the counter to change by the size of the stride. Clock ticks are then sent less frequently over the clock line of the RFFE bus. In this fashion, fewer clock ticks are required to change the counter to the trigger event.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means configured to: manage at least one location request for at least one user equipment based on an indicator indicating whether a node associated with the location determination for the at least one user equipment is tracking the location for the at least one user equipment.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for securing physical (PHY) layers in wireless communication. Certain aspects are directed to a method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE). In some examples, the method includes obtaining a key and using the key during physical layer signal processing of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission having more than one symbol to provide security for the PUCCH transmission.

Abstract: In a case where an image processing apparatus and a terminal display screens in an associated manner, if the terminal receives a user operation in a state where an enlarged screen is displayed only on the terminal, and the terminal transmits information about the operation as it is to the image processing apparatus, processing not intended by the user may possibly be performed. Therefore, when the terminal receives a user operation in a state where an enlarged screen is displayed only on the terminal, the terminal does not transmit the operation information as it is to the image processing apparatus.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide example methods for accessing a core network by using a fixed access device. One example method includes: receiving, a network registration request sent by customer-premises equipment; sending a network registration request message for the CPE to a mobile core network based on the network registration request; receiving an authentication request message; performing physical location authentication for the CPE based on a physical location identifier; in response to determining that the physical location authentication succeeds, sending an authentication response to the mobile core network; receiving a registration success message sent by the mobile core network; notifying, based on the registration success message, the CPE that network registration succeeds; and sending a service parameter to the CPE.

Abstract: Disclosed are indoor positioning methods, apparatuses, electronic device and computer readable storage medium. The indoor positioning method includes: obtaining state data of a mobile terminal; based on a pre-trained position classification model, determining a position classification of the mobile terminal according to the state data of the mobile terminal; when the position classification of the mobile terminal is an anchor point position, taking the mobile terminal as a beacon terminal and sending an anchor point position broadcast instruction to the beacon terminal to enable the beacon terminal to broadcast the anchor point position. In the technical solution, a mobile terminal meeting anchor point requirements is taken as a beacon terminal to provide convenient positioning services, so as to avoid deployment and maintenance of a large number of beacons, hardware of routers, and related mapping relationship, thus greatly reducing investment costs and facilitating promotion of use.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for planning a wireless communication network operating in a spectrum-controlled radio band and determining spectrum availability at an enterprise location. A plurality of network models are generated using machine learning techniques, the network models are provided to a network planner unit, input is received regarding intended deployment, and spectrum availability is determined responsive to the enterprise location. The number of BS/APs needed is estimated, and an enterprise network may be planned and deployed. The enterprise network is monitored, and if network operation is not meeting expected performance, the models may be retrained and the network planner updated. Spectrum availability is determined by registering a discovery group with an SAS at a location to provide spectrum availability, and repeating for each location. The method may be periodically performed to generate a time series of data which may be analyzed to provide spectrum availability.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording material, a controller configured to control the image forming unit, a sheet feeding tray configured to store a recording material to be supplied to the image forming unit, and a sheet feeding tray cover configured to cover an access point of the sheet feeding tray. The sheet feeding tray cover includes a user interface for inputting information into a controller unit or outputting information from the controller.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a conveyance unit including a pair of rotation members that nip a roll sheet, and configured to convey the sheet by rotation of the pair of rotation members, a printing unit, and a control unit configured to, upon executing a new print job, cause the conveyance unit to perform a preparatory operation in which the sheet is conveyed in a forward direction and then conveyed in a reverse direction and stopped. If a predetermined condition is met after completion of a previous print job, the control unit causes the conveyance unit to perform the preparatory operation, and if the predetermined condition is not met after completion of a previous print job, the control unit does not cause the conveyance unit to perform the preparatory operation.